terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
proposal; offer; request; application
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
forced labor; forced labour; slave labor; slave labour
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
priority; order of precedence
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to say; to tell; to state; to do
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to have a talk; to tell a story
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty